Bassar climate — normals and trends
Bassar (Togo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,366 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is March (29.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Bassar averages 0 frost days, 273 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 182 rainy days per year.
Bassar has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.1 °C (on 26 March 1983) and the coldest 13.6 °C (on 9 January 1957).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BassarKara
- coords
- 9.25°, 0.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
32.2°C
Average daily low
21.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,366mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
10.7km/h
Seasonal range
4.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
273 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
182 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.1 °C
Average feels-like low
24.2 °C
Average peak gust
27.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
310 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
41.1 °C
26 March 1983
Coldest day
13.6 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
132 mm
10 September 1959
Windiest day
20.1 km/h
22 July 1978
Strongest gust
49.3 km/h
21 October 1956
Hottest feels-like
45.3 °C
31 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.7 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
22 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 37.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 2 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 36.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 27 mm | -29 mm |
| Apr | 34.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 82 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 32.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 87 mm | -47 mm |
| Jun | 31.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 100 mm | -41 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 130 mm | -60 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 246 mm | +9 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 281 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 32.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 192 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 34.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 9 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 35.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bassar?
Bassar has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,366 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bassar?
The hottest day measured in Bassar between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1983, reaching 41.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bassar?
The coldest day measured in Bassar between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 13.6 °C.
Does it snow in Bassar?
Almost never: Bassar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bassar warmed?
Yes: Bassar warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bassar?
The wettest day measured in Bassar between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1959, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bassar?
The windiest day measured in Bassar between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1978, with winds reaching 20.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bassar?
The warmest month in Bassar is March (29.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Bassar?
Bassar receives on average 1,366 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 182 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bassar?
Bassar gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bassar?
Yes: Bassar has on average 310 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bassar?
In Bassar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.3 °C on 31 March 2024, and the lowest was 9.7 °C on 9 January 1957.
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